Each Wednesday the Mojo Motors Blog reserves a post for a cool used car of the future. We’ve featured the Mach 7 Falcon and Ford GT90 which are clearly cool used cars of the future, but we’ve never featured a car that wasn’t. That changes today. Nicknamed the “Red Gold Dream” this Mercedes McLaren SLR is quite possibly the most ostentatious, opulent, pompous and flamboyant Mercedes ever built.

Rocktober continues on but the week has come to a close. Here’s what has happened the last five days in world of autos and it involves a Chinese company bailing out a Swedish company, pretty pictures of cars and the Cadillac of user experiences. Literally.

– Isn’t it nice to look at a fine looking car in a beautifully edited photo. [link]

– The newly redesigned Chevrolet Colorado is coming to the U.S. of A. [link]

– A fuel efficient military vehicle is being tested by the U.S. Army. [link]

– Video of a Ford F-150 after a dealership fire gives more stock to the “Built Ford Tough” slogan. [link]

– Cadillac’s new in-car experience is a lot like using a smartphone or iPad. [link]

– Saab’s being saved by another Chinese company. It might be for real this time. [link]

The biennial Frankfurt Motor Show, also known as the International Automobile Exhibition and International Motor Show, opens to the public today and continues running through September 25. During the past few days, automakers have been releasing a stream of concepts and new models for 2012 and beyond. This has thrown Twitter into a frenzy of #iaa hashtags and enough pictures to keep your eyes locked in place for hours. Make the jump to see what’s looking hot, not hot, and a couple in between.